COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Board of Education members filed into their new roles during a reorganization meeting on Monday before its regular meeting. Suzette Waters and Erica Dickson earned spots on the board in the April 8 election. They both received more votes than Ken Rice, Waters was the Board’s president heading into the election.
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Columbia police arrested a man Monday after a stabbing near an elementary school.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is recovering from a chaotic weekend of multiple shootings that left at least five people hurt. These shootings occurred across the city on Maguire Boulevard., East Broadway and at Cosmo Park. The city last year made efforts to improve officer retention and made the city’s in-house police academy.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Audrain County man has been charged with a felony and multiple misdemeanors after he allegedly kidnapped a woman in Mexico, Missouri, on Saturday morning. Nathan Sommer, 40, was charged with first-degree harassment and three misdemeanors: Third-degree kidnapping, fourth-degree assault and second-degree sexual misconduct. A hearing is scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Crown Linen will close its processing plant in Mexico, Missouri, on Friday, April 25, according to a press release from the company. The company has been at the facility since 1904. The release says that a fire that destroyed two buildings last May and a decision was made to transition from a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a pair of felonies in Montgomery County. David Glispie Jr. pleaded guilty to first-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action. He was sentenced to 25 years in prison. Glispie pleaded guilty to stabbing the victim 14 times in 2023, according to court documents from previous reporting.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man has been charged with a misdemeanor after he allegedly exposed himself while he was in front of Douglass High School on Thursday. Mark Dennis Jones, 64, was charged with first-degree sexual misconduct. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A hearing was held on Monday afternoon.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was arrested following an hours-long standoff Friday at a West Columbia apartment complex has been charged with two felonies. Michael Whited, 59, of Columbia, was charged with second-degree making a terroristic threat, resisting arrest and three counts of misdemeanor fourth-degree assault. He was arrested on Friday and was brought
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was in jail Monday on assault and other charges after he allegedly fired a gun, and shrapnel scratched a person’s leg. Jadon G. Gooldy, 20, was charged with four felonies after he allegedly fired a gun late Saturday during a gathering in the parking lot at ABC Supply in
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BENTON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 37-year-old Windsor man was seriously hurt after a crash in Benton County just before 4:30 p.m. Sunday, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report states a 17-year-old boy from Edwards was driving a 1999 Dodge south on Highway 7 at Cold Springs when he
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Three correctional officers charged in the death of Jefferson City correctional inmate, Othel Moore, will be in a Cole County courtroom Monday at 9 a.m. in front of Judge Green for a plea/trial setting hearing. Jacob Case and Justin Leggins are charged with third-degree accessory to assault and second-degree murder in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) It was a violent weekend in Columbia. Very violent. A flurry of shots like a firefight broke out Saturday night during a party at Cosmo Park, leaving one person with critical injuries. Another person suffered serious injuries. Two men were injured, and two minors, both male, were arrested early Sunday in a
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The age of the driver has been corrected. CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 15-year-old boy from Auxvasse was injured when a truck he was riding in rolled in Callaway County on Sunday morning. According to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the boy was riding in a 1998 GMC Sonoma,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation finished removing an exit ramp ahead of schedule, opening all lanes of Interstate 70 in Columbia sooner than anticipated. The ramp removal is part of the ongoing “Improve I-70” project aimed at redesigning one of mid-Missouri’s busiest interchanges. The department had warned that the
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CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Authorities are investigating a shooting that left one person dead and two others injured in Callaway County on Sunday afternoon. According to the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office, multiple calls came in around 3:32 p.m. for reports of gunfire in the area. Deputies responded to the scene, along with the Missouri State
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Editors note: Early reports suggested the shooting happened during a party hosted by a local sorority. That has not been confirmed. We chose to omit the name of the sorority until we can find out more information. We are working to find out who rented the space and what kind of event
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Multiple power outages were reported across Columbia Sunday morning. City of Columbia Utilities told ABC 17 News about 4,700 customers have been affected.
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A large police presence was seen in downtown Columbia early Sunday morning.
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COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Five people were involved in a crash in Cole County Saturday afternoon, according to a press release from Cole County EMS. The release states Cole County EMS and the Osage Fire Protection District were dispatched to a crash in the 11000 block of State Route B a little after 3 p.m.
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COLUMBIA, MO. (KMIZ) Drivers on eastbound I-70 in Columbia experienced significant delays Saturday, as construction crews with the Missouri Department of Transportation worked to demolish the westbound exit ramp to Business Loop 70. The ramp removal is part of the ongoing “Improve I-70” project aimed at redesigning one of mid-Missouri’s busiest interchanges. Around 5:30 p.m.,
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